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February 3rd 2010 President Bashir has avoided arrest again. He is under arrest for the war crimes in Darfur. The Hague courts are determining if they should add three counts of genocide. It is said that Bashir’s government was planning to wipe out three ethnic groups. He planned to wipe out the Fur, Masalit, and Zaghawa people. These charges will be the first ever brought to by the ICC (International Criminal Court). Many nations have refused to honor the warrant. It is said that 300,000 people died in the Dafur conflict since 2003. Bashir has avoided arrest this long with the help of other leaders. Bashir has visited Qatar, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe among others and the African Union has supported him. The AU’s senior diplomat accused the ICC of targeting African nations. Bashir’s government is accused of backing Arab militias that killed thousands of black African Darfuris. Bashir claims he had no control over the actions of people in Darfur at the height of the violence in 2003 and 2004.

I am shocked at this artical in many ways. One reason being that I did not realize that in todays world, genocides are still happening. That many people are still going through trials in court and charged with these genocide cases. I was also amazed that Bashir, who commited this genocide and tried to kill off three ethnic groups, has yet to be arrested. He is even trveling through the world and no one arrests him.

I agree with Kelsey in many ways. I think it is very shocking that Bashir has yet to be arrested and commited of the crime of genocide. Its not right for people to be walking free when the commited all these horrible crimes. Genocideshould be taken more seriouse than people take it. I think that to many people get away with genocide, and its wrong that so many people are still going through trials today. i think that the guilty should have been arested years ago.-Lindsey K.

I agree with Kelsey and Lindsey. This man should've been arrested a while ago, but instead he was getting support from other African countries which is just outrageous. And what's worse is that no other country or nation is stepping up to intervene with Bashir's plans. We could accuse him repeatedly of his murderous actions, but he would only keep denying it. Other nations need to understand the full seriousness of genocide and actually do something about it. - Shaun F.